Balloon Strikes Power Line in New Orleans Causes Major Electrical Malfunctions, Residents Issued “Boil Water Advisory”
Hundreds of thousands of residents in New Orleans were issued a “boil water advisory” after electrical malfunctions on the city’s water pumps.
The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board issued the advisory after a Mylar balloon struck a powerline, causing drinking water pumps to go offline.
A spokesperson for Entergy New Orleans stated, “A Mylar balloon contacted a power line near the Carrollton (water treatment) plant at approximately 7 p.m., which created a very brief power fluctuation — causing pumps to be tripped offline.”
According to WBRZ, when the water pressure dipped during the power outage, a SWBNO employee attempted to turn the pumps back on manually and was injured.
Getting phone calls to the newsroom asking what kind of balloon caused the power outage/boil water advisory.
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